New deadline is this Friday September 3rd

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has extended the August 31 due date for the filing and payment of July statutory taxes by one week.

The new deadline is this Friday September 3, 2021. As such, businesses now have until September 3 to file and pay their General Consumption Tax (GCT), Special Consumption Tax (SCT), Telephone Call Tax (TCT) and Guest Accommodation Room Tax (GART) returns without any penalties being applied. 

Returns filed and paid after the extended due date will be considered late and the necessary penalties and interest charges will be applied. The decision was taken by TAJ to extend the deadline to give consideration to those categories of taxpayers, who may have been impacted by the recently adjusted national COVID-19 containment measures.

This means that business persons now have until September 3, to file their consumption tax returns and make payments without any penalties being applied. As such, those returns filed and paid after the extended due date will be considered late and the necessary penalties and interest charges applied.

The TAJ is reminding taxpayers that they have several payment options at their fingertips, these include via TAJ’s tax portal using a credit card or any banking card with credit card features, the National Commercial Bank’s online platform by adding TAJ as a payee, using Scotiabank’s automated direct deposit via TAJ’s website, or via the new Direct Funds Transfer process.

Additionally, all business persons registered to collect General Consumption Tax (GCT) are reminded that they must file their GCT Returns online via Tax Administration Jamaica’s online portal at www.jamaicatax.gov.jm. This means that GCT Returns for all categories of business persons must be filed using TAJ’s online facility, as these returns will not be accepted at Tax Offices.

Taxpayers can still get support to file GCT Returns online, through its Customer Care Centre at 888-829-4357. For further information persons may call the Tax Administration Customer Care Centre at 888-Tax-Help (888-829-4357) or visit the website www.jamaicatax.gov.jm.